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une 14 c. TWEEDIE 163-2570 FOOTWEAR Filed July 5', 1922 .In/venivano"laafimfe'dv June 14,1927.

" QHARLESTWEEDIE; or JEFFERSON CITY, rirssouar.'

FOOTWEAR. 1

Application fue@ July 3, v

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abovesaid: throat. yIt also consists inthe l parte` and. combinations ofparts hereinafter described; and claimed IInU the accompanyingA drawingwhereinv l like; numerals referlto like parts wherever thcy occur, l f 7y K ig.. 1. is a perspective view of a shoe fitted with -a bootV topembodying my in `venti,on, the top portion. of. the boot top being shownunbuttoned and flaring open;

Fig. 2 is a similar view" with the upper portionf ofthe boot top rolleddown;

3' is a similar view withthe front quarters of the boottop overlappingand buttoned together; and

Fig. 4 is a side view of the boot top alone.

My present boot top comprises quarters 5 whose lower edges are cut alongthe front portion to conform to the lines of a circular vamp shoe andalong the back portionto conform to the heelv seat of the shoe S, theintermediate portion of said quarters being connected together by astrap 6 that is separate or integral therewith and adapted to pass underand conform to the shank of the shoe. The lower portion of the presentboot top conforms more or less closely to the specification of my PatentNo. 1,153,977. At or just above the throat, the quarters meet,substantially without overlapping; and at this point they are heldtogether by any suitable detachable fastener, preferably by a shortstrap or tab 7 that is secured to one of the quarters (preferably theinside quarter) and whose free end is provided with a button hole 8 in aposition to button over a `button 9 provided therefor' onv the otherquarter or on a tabk secured thereto.

Below this strap, the inside quarter has a'fly 50 10 that overlaps thefront edge of the outer quarter and is provided with button holes 11 ina Vposition to engage buttons 12 provided therefor on the outer quarter.Above the strap 7 the front edges of the quarters overlap, theoverlapping increasing more and 1922. seriai No. 572,538.

more upwardly from the. strap,r and the inside quarteris provided with abutton hole 13, 1nt position to button over a .button `14 provided`therefor near thetop of the outer quarter. `Above. the strap,l the`inner and c outerquarters, are substantially symmetrical g that .is,,the upper front` portions 15.1ap. (equal distances beyond the verticalplane passingjthrough the front of the shoe.

In Aconsequence of' thek arrangements above described,"my bootrtop-y maybe worn. in eitherof three positions. That is, iirst, it maybe wornafter` the vmanner off a full length upperwith` the front quartersoverlapping and secured together'. with the. button 1.4; second, it mayvbe `worn kwith the quarters unfolded but with thev top portionunbuttoned and `flaring open; and third, it

may be worn with the. upper portionsv rolled downto the point fixed: bythe throat strap 7. In order to enhance. the attractive appearance ofthe article, it is preferable to.

line it, for at least as far down as the throat strap, with a materialof contrasting color or appearance from that of the outside.

Preferably my boot top is made of broad-. cloth orother similar fabricand obviously admits of numerous modifications without varying from myinvention. For instance, it is unimportant Whether the button hole flyis integralV with the inside quarter or Vwhether it is made as aseparate piece and stitched to said quarters. Likewise, it isunimportant whether they quarters are secured together by buttons andvbutton holes,` as illustrated in my Patent blo.` 1,368,771 or whetherthey are laced together as illus- `trated in my Patent No. 1,265,280.Like-V wise, the button strap may be replaced with any suitable devicefor detachably securing the quarters together just above the ankle, asfor instance, lwith a metal buckle or with hook and eye or, in case of alaced boot top, the lace answers the purpose. Therefore I do not wish tobe restricted to' the details hereinbefore described. y

While I have described myv invention as embodied in a boot top adaptedto be worn over a. low shoe,.it is obviously capable of being embodiedin a complete shoe and it is `so illustrated in the drawing.

wWhat I claim is: i

1. Anxarticle offootwear comprising an inside quarter andY an outsidequarter, which are secured together along the back ofthe article andwhose front edges substantially meet at the front line of said articlenear the throat thereof and are provided with means passing across saidthroat for detachably securing said quarters together, said insidequarter having an upper fly and a lower fly Awhich extend beyond saidfront line and are provided with means fordetachably secur ing them tosaid outside quarter.

2. An article of footwear comprising a high inside quarter and a highoutside quarr .secured together along the back of said fticle, and meansat the throat for detachably .securing said quarters together andindependent means near the top for detachably securing them together,the front edge of said quarters meeting close to said throat and saidquarters beingsubstantially symmetrical with relation to the front lineof said article above said throat and adapted to overlap above saidthroat.

3. An article of footwear' comprising a high inside quarter and a highoutside quarter secured together along the back of said article andwhose front edges substantially moet near the throat, means at thethroat for detachably securing said quarters together and independentmeans for detachably securing them together near the top, said quartersincreasing in width above said throat and being substantiallysymmetrical with relation to the front line of .said article above saidthroat and adapted to overlap each other above said throat.

4. An article of footwear comprising a high inside quarter and a highoutside quar ter secured together along the back of said article andmeans for detachably securing said quarters together across the throatand independent means for detachably securing them together near thetop, the inside quarter increasing in width above and below said throatfastening and the outside quarter being substantially symmetrical withit above .said throatand said quarters being adapted to overlap eachother above said throat, said article having an inside lining for itstop portion which contrasts in color with the outside color of saidarticle.

A boot top of the kind described comprising an inner flexible quarterand an outer iexihle quarter secured together along the back of saidboot top and means located just above the` ankle for securing themtogcther at the front without substantial overlapping just above theankle, the portions of the inner quarter above and below said meansoverlapping the outer quarter to form .securing flies and beingprovidedwith detachable fasteners.

Qigned at Jefferson City, Mo., this 30th day of June. 1922.

CHARLES TWEEDIE.

